Beatles remastered box sets update - new pictures, official U.S. list prices

July 9, 8:33 PMBeatles ExaminerSteve Marinucci

Previous Next

25 comments Print Email RSS Subscribe

Subscribe

Get alerts when there is a new article from the Beatles Examiner. Read Examiner.com's terms of use.

Email Address   Include other special offers from Examiner.com Terms of Use

The Beatles in Mono remastered box set to be released on 9/9/09 (Copyright Apple Corps Ltd.) 

Capitol/EMI has provided new images of the Beatles box sets to be released on 9/9/09, along with the U.S. list prices, dimensions and information on what each contains. The list prices are the top price you should see. Discounters will have them cheaper. The Beatles remastered CDs are also available individually.

Update: Amazon.com now has The Beatles Stereo Box Set and The Beatles Mono Box Set listed for less than the list price.

              "The Beatles In Stereo" (Copyright Apple Corps Ltd.)

The Beatles (stereo box set)

U.S. MSRP: $259.98. Dimensions: 12"x6"x3".

Remastered albums in stereo  -- 14 titles on 16 CDs) and one DVD with all 13 mini-documentaries. Each CD includes a unique album mini-documentary embedded in QuickTime, except "Past Masters, Vols. 1 & 2'".

Description:

• Hard black glossy lift top with magnet clasp
• CDs packaged with replicated original UK album art, including expanded booklets containing original and newly written liner notes and rare photos
• The stereo albums have been remastered by Guy Massey, Steve Rooke, Sam Okell with Paul Hicks and Sean Magee
• Additional historical notes by Kevin Howlett and Mike Heatley
• Additional recording notes by Allan Rouse and Kevin Howlett

Contents:

• "Please Please Me" (CD debut in stereo)
• "With The Beatles" (CD debut in stereo)
• "A Hard Day's Night" (CD debut in stereo)
• "Beatles For Sale" (CD debut in stereo)
• "Help!"
• "Rubber Soul"
• "Revolver"
• "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (also includes 1987 notes, updated, and new intro by Paul McCartney)
• "Magical Mystery Tour"
• "The Beatles"
• "Yellow Submarine" (also includes original U.S. liner notes)
• "Abbey Road"
• "Let It Be"
• "Past Masters, Vols. 1 & 2" (contains new liner notes written by Kevin Howlett)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Beatles In Mono (mono box set - limited edition)

Remastered albums in mono (11 titles on 12 CDs) and an essay written by Kevin Howlett.
U.S. MSRP: $298.98. Dimensions: 5.75"x5.38"x2.63"

Description:

• Hard white glossy slip box
• Limited edition
• CDs in 'mini LP' sleeves (replica artwork, sleeves and gatefolds)
• The mono mixes have been remastered by Paul Hicks, Sean Magee with Guy Massey and Steve Rooke

Contents:

• "Please Please Me"
• "With The Beatles"
• "A Hard Day's Night
• "Beatles For Sale"
• "Help!" (CD also includes original 1965 stereo mix) -- mono mix CD debut
• "Rubber Soul" (CD also include original 1965 stereo mix) -- mono mix CD debut
• "Revolver" -- mono mix CD debut
• "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" -- mono mix CD debut
• "Magical Mystery Tour" -- mono mix CD debut
• "The Beatles" -- mono mix CD debut
• "Mono Masters"
   

British imports:

• The Beatles Box Set - Remastered in Stereo on Amazon.co.uk
• The Beatles In Mono on Amazon.co.uk
  

Previous columns on the Beatles remastered CDs:

• BREAKING NEWS!!: EMI announces Beatles remasters to be released in September
• Number 9, number 9, number 9: Beatles fans will empty their wallets on 9/9/09
• The Beatles: Ring out the old and ring in the new (CDs)
• The day after the big Beatles news: Life goes on.
• Beatles remasters: the clues were there; is there more to come? (with update)
• Beatle news briefs: Remasters trailer isn't a taste of Beatles music to come
• Some clues for you all on the price of Beatle remasters
• Two new stereo tracks included in remastered Beatles 'Past Masters' set
• Beatles remasters box sets pricing details out there with a little sleuthing
• First look at Beatles remastered box sets in pictures; official site has lower prices than retailers
• More on the remastered Beatles box sets -- the bigger picture(s)